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for Congregational Development

We are a comprehensive training program for clergy and laity in congregational and organization development.

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Another CCD Olympia in the books!

The third week of June the Diocese of Olympia welcomed 60 participants, 9 trainers and 2 bishops to the Dumas Bay Conference Center in Federal Way for our ninth week-long intensive session of The College for Congregational Development in Western … [Read more...]

July 18, 2017 Filed Under: Life at the College, Uncategorized

How big should our church be?

(Originally posted on October 1, 2015) Most congregations say they want to grow. (And many of them really do want that!) But there are some things to keep in mind if you are planning for growth, or if for any reason you feel your current size … [Read more...]

May 23, 2017 Filed Under: Evangelism, Identity, Uncategorized

Congratulations to Rt. Rev. Gretchen M. Rehberg College for Congregational Development Graduate and Trainer

On March 18, 2017, retiring Bishop Jim Waggoner handed over his crozier (a shepherd’s staff, symbolic of the office of bishop) to the Rt. Rev. Gretchen M. Rehberg during the service at St. John's Cathedral in Spokane. Bishop Rehberg is the ninth … [Read more...]

April 11, 2017 Filed Under: Trainers, Uncategorized

Congregational Development in the Final Frontier

This past weekend, consultants Alissa Newton, Aaron Scott, and Stephen Crippen traveled to Sitka, Alaska to present materials from the College for Congregational Development to the Episcopal Diocese of Alaska, gathered for their 41st diocesan … [Read more...]

October 12, 2016 Filed Under: Uncategorized

Article Published about Faith Development in Community

Check out this article by our own Alissa Newton, published by the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina. She introduces one of our core models for congregational development, called Faith Development in Community. It's a tool for leaders to discern how … [Read more...]

August 18, 2016 Filed Under: Uncategorized

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